Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a

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discretionary service A discretionary service is a Canadian specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried optionally by all subscription television providers. It replaces the previous category A ...

24-hour headline news channel owned by

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, a division of

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. Its broadcasting headquarters are located in

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. The channel, operated and programmed by the

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division, was launched on September 8, 1997.

Programming

LCN broadcasts two 30-minute news segments per hour with headlines scrolling at the bottom of the screen. Québecor also owns the

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network. Many news reports shown on TVA are also shown on LCN. LCN also runs four TVA-produced newscasts: at 5pm weekdays, and noon/6pm/10pm daily, with the TVA logo superimposed over the LCN logo. LCN's anchors have included Pierre Bruneau, Réjean Léveillé, Jean-François Guérin, Karine Champagne,

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, Julie Marcoux, Mélanie Bergeron and Pierre Cantin. The channel broadcasts factual current affairs programs, such as ''Denis Lévesque'' (hosted by Denis Lévesque, ''Le Vrai Négociateur'' (hosted by

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), ''Dumont'' (hosted by

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), and ''Franchement Martineau'' (hosted by

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Previous logos

LCN HD

A high definition channel called LCN HD was launched as a simulcast of LCN on December 7, 2009. It is available on

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and

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canal Nouvelles, Le 24-hour television news channels in Canada TVA (Canadian TV network) Television channels and stations established in 1997 French-language television networks in Canada Analog cable television networks in Canada Category C services Quebec sovereigntist media

Programming

Previous logos

LCN HD

See also

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